While Ser Almer Connington and the injured squire, Ammon Massey, stand their vigil over the bodies of Doryssa Massey and Mellony Fossoway, the Warden of Crackclaw Point, his wife and several of his officers come to pay their respects.

Ser Almer Connington, Ser Jaesin Lannister, and several volunteers lead a surprise attack on a turncloak knight's keep. The Warden of Crackclaw Point's forces find themselves in a bloody battle, culminating in an unusual duel of honor between two old enemies.